Butler Farm Show: Altmeyer’s annual purchase got expensive
For the fifth year in a row, John Altmeyer of Altmeyer Custom-Fab Trailers of Butler made the final bid for the grand champion market hog at the junior fair livestock sale of the Butler Farm Show.
The heat is on: Reduce risks this summer
The heat-related death of a professional football player elevated the fact that even normal activities can be deadly in extreme heat.
Goat dairy designed around success
There is one successful, large-scale goat milk processor and marketer in Ohio, one of the few that have managed to establish this kind of business in the whole country.
United Producers, Prairie Livestock form an alliance
United Producers Inc. and Prairie Livestock have reached a livestock marketing and related services agreement.
Investigation points to crown shield
Steam experts say it was an exposed crown shield that triggered the explosion of the 1918 Case steam traction engine on the Medina County Fairgrounds July 29.
Medina Co. youth pay tribute to accident victims
Medina County 4-H and FFA youth donated $21,063 to the steam engine explosion victims' fund from the sale of their market livestock animals during this year's Medina County Fair.
Jess Aller breeds her goats for the spotlight
Ohio dairy goat breeder Jess Aller is concentrating on merchandising rather than milk to make money from her herd.
Livestock sale raises $2,000 for world hunger
The Ashtabula County 4-H program started a new program this year to allow 4-H livestock clubs raising market animals to do an international project.
Single buyer defines goat milk co-op
The Buckeye Dairy Goat Cooperative Association is a successful enterprise, but number of members is limited.
Columbiana County junior fair market livestock sale nears $250,000 mark
Hundreds of supporters boosted the Columbiana County Fair junior fair market livestock sale total to an unofficial record of $248,475.35. Bids of $6 a pound for both the grand champion steer and the grand champion hog helped.
